Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-08-06
GREENsBURG's WATER WORKS.
Costing Not Less Than Fifty Thousand
Dollars.

| To the Editor of the Eagle.
Ihave just visited the cityof Greensburg
and must say the people are feeling jubil
ant over the fact that they will soon have
the finest system of water works in the
state 1t is corporation and is composed
of men of wealth and prominence suffi
Gent to guarantee completion as soon as
possible: F. E. Giilett, president; T. c.
Wales, treasurer; T. 81. Rhoades, sec'y
Consequently the city of Greensburg will
soon be supplied with an abundance OF
water and the hose turned on the many
pretty yards which will compel the grass
to grow and flourish, and as natural con.
sequence add to the comfort Of many
homes in their lovely city.
Greensburg was blessed with two grand
and glorious rains, one on last Saturday
and also another on Sunday, which we
think will insure an abundant crop OF
grass. To be sure it would haye been re-
ceived with greater degree of gladness
say two weeks ago, but the people OF
Greensburg are of that class who take
things as they come and scarcely ever
murmur. We hesitated somewhat in re-
gard to going to Greensburg just yet, ow-
ing to the late reports concerning the dry,
hot weather We expected, of course, to
hear almost everybody grumbling at the
fut ure outlook, but not so; instead of that,
the merchants are all having a splendid
trade and look for large increase over
their present business this fall.
You only have to sit few
moments in front of the Queen
City hotel and watch the teams
flying over the city to find out whether the
real estate dealers are doing anything or
not. They are very genial class of gen.
tlemen and only take great pleasure In
showing to the many visitors their city as
it is, and to tell them what they believe it
will be in the course of two or three years,
city of 5000 inhabitants. The Wichita
EAGLE is being taken by greater number
Of people in Greensburg than any other
town of like population, excepting Pratt
Center There are about fifty business men in
both Pratt and Greensburg who take the
EAGLE, and in consequence of this the
MIR. Murdock's seen fit to establish tele-
graphic correspondent in each of the towns
whose duty it shall be to report
nf into 70 hn
public to the EAGLE at the EAGLES ex
pense, hoping the correspondents may do
Justice to their own towns and to the
Wichita EAGLE.
Greensburg is becoming somewhat noted
as a city for sport. Foot racing is the lat
est. A race was run yesterday by J. T
Orr and j. s. Coe. Orr came out victo-
rious. Some of the boys feel good over
the rsce-the winners, of course.
Mr.. Cannon, of the former firm of
Cannon & Fowler, who is interested in
building several towns in Kansas and Colo.
RADIO, is spending few days in the city of
Greensburg.
Greensburg Is lively today, but what will
she be in the course of few weeks when
the Rock Island railroad gets to run
ming their immensely equipped trains
into their city, She will surely boom as
she never doomed before. Mr. Timmons,
of the Empire livery stable, informs ur that
they are enjoying an excellent trade. But
then they are the class of boys that almost
everyone likes. No wonder they are so
well patronized.
The citizens of Greensburg, or quite
portion of them at least, heartily congratu-
late Wichita on her success in securing the
Burton stock Car works OF course it is
that class that knows that Wichita's gain
is Greensburg's gain.
Hoping we may be able to see you all ere
the leaves begin to fall, we are sincerely
yours. P. B.